Inquirer.net·3 min read·medium
Students to SC: Stop tree cutting in Manila
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Kathleen de Villa
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College students in Manila have petitioned the Supreme Court to stop the cutting of mature trees for the Southern Access Link Expressway project. The students are challenging a provision in the PPP Code that restricts lower courts from issuing environmental protection orders.
MANILA, Philippines - Five college students on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to issue a temporary environmental protection order (Tepo) to stop the mass cutting of trees on Quirino Avenue in Manila for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEx) project.
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